[It's strange, to see the differences, and Charles can't help but wonder if perhaps Jean's Hank will never have the accident that turns him blue and furry. He knows it still bothers him - he hasn't made his peace with it, the same way Raven has - and there's a part of him that hopes he doesn't. He knows it's been hard for him.
But he's distracted by Jean's affirmation, and he can't help but smile, wide and genuine, because, well, that's all he's ever really wanted, honestly. He'd been lucky, to have Raven with him growing up, but there were so many mutants who didn't have that, and he had the means and the ability to really help them.]
I understand that feeling, [He admits with a chuckle, and really, he does. He misses the boys, and Moira, and Raven especially, and there have been plenty of days where he'd honestly wanted to just grab Erik and get the hell out of here, but there had been at least one good thing about coming here. He turns towards her - he's been standing, it's still his default mental image of himself, along with the blue cardigan and dark slacks - and carefully reaches out to pull her into a hug.]
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But he's distracted by Jean's affirmation, and he can't help but smile, wide and genuine, because, well, that's all he's ever really wanted, honestly. He'd been lucky, to have Raven with him growing up, but there were so many mutants who didn't have that, and he had the means and the ability to really help them.]
I understand that feeling, [He admits with a chuckle, and really, he does. He misses the boys, and Moira, and Raven especially, and there have been plenty of days where he'd honestly wanted to just grab Erik and get the hell out of here, but there had been at least one good thing about coming here. He turns towards her - he's been standing, it's still his default mental image of himself, along with the blue cardigan and dark slacks - and carefully reaches out to pull her into a hug.]
I'm very glad to have met you, Jean.